BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - The Union College men's and women's swimming teams are ready for the 2013 NAIA Swimming & Diving Championships, which begin Wednesday at Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Both the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldog will look to improve on historic finishes a season ago at the NAIA Championships, with both teams finishing seventh overall. Also, the program produced its first National Champion in a swimming event, as Renata Cabral captured the 100-free.

However, Cabral has moved on from the program through graduation, but both programs look to contend all week, and enter the championships in top five positions in several individual and team relay events.

"We're looking forward to getting out to Nationals," said head coach Rafael Forti. "Everyone is healthy, has trained really well all season long, and we are bringing competitive squads to face the nation's best."

In all, 13 Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs will compete in several events at Nationals, with all 10 relay teams also competing.

In seeding, Rossi leads the Bulldogs into the Championships, as he will be the number one seed in the 100-breast. Cervera will be the second seed in the 500-free, while Ambrosio is also second in the 200-breast, and sixth in the 100-breast. Strachan rounds out the top six seeded athletes in an event for the men, as he is the sixth seed in the 100-fly.

In relays, the Bulldogs have two teams seeded second overall in the 800-free and 400-free relay squads. UC is the third seed in two other relays - the 400-medley and 200-medley relays - and round out the relay group with a fifth seed in the 200-free relay.

In seeding, McCormick is a top ten seed in two events, starting seventh in the 200-breast and 10th in the 100-breast. Each Lady Bulldog relay team is also seeded in the top ten, paced by the sixth seeded 400-free relay squad.

To see a full list of UC's entries into the 2013 NAIA Swimming & Diving National Championships, click here.

Action gets underway in Oklahoma City Wednesday, with preliminary and finals for diving events. The first swimming events will be contested on Thursday. For a full schedule of events, click here.

Fans are also reminded that the NAIA will be streaming the event live online all week. For more information, click here.